My mother had picked out these jewel-tone zinnia fabrics quite a few years ago (2006? 2007?), and I'd promised to make her a lap quilt. For some reason, though, I couldn't wrap my head around them; a pattern just wouldn't gel in my head despite several starts, so they got set aside to await inspiration. It's been a long time coming.
I made at least three attempts on this project over the years: first some crazy quilt blocks, like these from "More Quits from The Quiltmaker's Gift"...
...then a colorwash pattern inspired by "Pieced Stripes" quilt in "Glorious Patchwork"...
...then more recently -- though I don't remember exactly when -- I framed the flowers (some of them fussy cut) with white.
These squares, of the three alternatives, seemed like the easiest and safest route to pursue, so I finished framing about a dozen more flowers and have about 40 ready to go...
...I'm just not sure where. Stay tuned!
1 comment:
it's a great start!!!
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